The Press., 1887-06-30

m IS SlOQS. .Sn1Hl4K 8AlO uI46Aos COAAOSBOAAe- ing we'll with a new set of silver trimmed harnesses furnished by Crane, all making q turnout that would be creditable to any place.
 St. Edwards church will have it's an- nual 4th of July picnic in Patten's grove, with usual amusements and attractions. All people are cordially invited with as- surance of a pleasant, orderly time, and plenty of amusement throughout the day.
 ---The stores will be closed on the 4th for the entire day.
 Rainy weather diminished attendance at the St. Edwards school exhibition last Thursday evening, but the attendance was fair in number and the entertainment good.
 -St Edwards hall ia now used for church services and will be until the Cath olic church is rebuilt. The work is not to be contracted, but doue by days won ks.
 Letters remaining in the office at Staf- ford Springs, Conn.,, June 30, 1887 Wm Cowen, Napoleon Cufford, Bailey Foster, Louise Langeriu, A. Lefeore, Louise May nard, Mrs. D. F. Oviatt, Nellie F. Stearns.
 Meeting of ". w. R. O., No. %, at G. A. R. hall, Friday, p. m. All mem bers requested to be present.
 There will be two changes in the corps of teachers in the borough schools next
 
 engage for next term. Miss Heald's place has been filled by the promotion of Miss Leila Cunningham, her place in turn be- ing filled by the appointment of Miss Mabel Ellis lclass of '86). Miss Ellis has been fitting herself for teaching at the State Normal School at Worcester since her graduation at our High school, and comes with the endorsement of Prof. Rus sell. the principal. The vacancy caused by Miss Kings resignation yet remains to be filled.
 District school meeting at borough hall tonight.
 pr. J. A. Pirlot will be absent for a week or ten days He was married yester- day to Miss Mamie, daughter of Nelson Gilman, and the couple left immediately for New York to spend the honeymoon.
 A party of young people from this viii Iage will picnic Crystal Lake on the 4th.
 w. H. Cooley has bought the Widow Small house and lot, which adjoins his residence lot on the north.
 Winfield L. Warner of Brooklyn, N. r., has been visiting his friends, 'sthe boys of the Nachaug, ; m Willimantic, the past week, and is now the guest of his grand father, Dr. A. Newell, of this place. Unusual interest is felt in the Yale Harvard race at New London tomorrow. It will be closer contest than has been made for several past years. Special rates are given on the N. IL. N. railroad, fare for the round trip from Stafford Springs being S1.5O. The observation train will run as usual beside the course during the race. A train will leave New London for Palmer after the race, which will be rowed at 6 to 6.30 p. m.
 Rev. J. P. Hawley's s subject next Sun day evening will be Religion and the Ma. tion."
 To The Press Having had quite an ex- perience in prosecuting violation of the liquor law, and, and as l believe, having learned something, believe it is perfectly right and proper that the public should have the benefit of it. In the first place wish to say that the search and seizure process is 8 piece of legislation that was retained from the Gold Maine law, :" and is, as it stands now, with the new methods that illegal dealers use, wholly inadequate, besides being too expensive for the town. For instance the town has to pay all the expenses for successful and unsuccessful searches on Wescott's place. The court finds him guilty. He takes an appeal to Holland, where he is found guilty again, and there he pays his fine, which in this last case was $70. Now what I claim is, that it has cost too much and the methods to procure the evidence to send Wescott to | jail is too cumbersome. Knowing the dealers and their manner of doing business as we'll as do, claim that there is only one way to close out the business success. fully in place like Stafford or larger, il should be done publicly and not by pri vate enterprise. The search business should be virtually dispensed with, and in its place the town should appropriate say $500, then designate some man like Ava rado Howard, R. s. Hicks, Rev. Mr. Hawley or B. c. Pinney, who should, upon infor nation that there were violations of the I law, be empowered to hire skilled detec tives to procure evidence enough to send the parties to Holland. Instruct the pros ecuting agent to bring no cases except or detective testimony, and the result would be if any cases were brought that convict. ion would be sure. But want it distinct | ly understood that there would be compar atively no cases, there might possibly be z few, but no man would attempt 10 sell when he knew, that if necessary, the town wUutd hHv1 a man aftur him that would. ir short time, have evidence enough against him to take all his money and shut hin up in jail besides. I will venture the as sertion that in less than two weeks afte1 the adoption of such method there would not be single place in town that would dare sell, and the town would not have tC spend even $10O year. The mere fac that the town meant business would dc the business. Yours, etc.,
 T. G. HoDasoN.
 The suggestion made in MT. Hodg sons communication will hardly get re spectful attention. And yet it is sug gestion in the interest of economy as vel as of law and order. The point is vel made that with the towns against them the dealers will fight shy of exposing them selves. And this plea of economy is en tirely aside from the fact that if the busi ness is kept down so are the towns paupel expenses, and the merchants losses bJ fcharitably giving credit to the suffering families of the patrons of the drnnkarc makers. Why won't the tax paying and or der loving portion of the community set this plea to be, as it is, a move for econ omy.
 Joseph Shearer has moved away from Hydeville.
 It is reported that Geo. Eaton of Staf fordville, and Avery Benson have eacE killed rattle snake at Hydeville, this sea son.
 WEST STAFFORD
 1 Last Sunday was lovely day, but it beauty and quiet was greatly marred by .